Bookstodon 7/2023 Hard Sci-Fi Recommendations Public

Created by Courts

A list in no particular order of the book recommendations from a Mastodon thread I started on 6 July 2023, asking for hard sci-fi. I tried to add all the books mentioned, but I cannot guarantee that I saw everything, so check out the original replies, too (there are also more generic recommendations for authors to look up):

infosec.exchange/@courts/110665477247655771

I also added the books I already read and mention in the thread. Also, if it is a series, I only added the first book. Unfortunately, many entries here are lacking the proper metadata regarding their series, so please check for yourself if one of the listed books is part of a series or a standalone novel.

Not all books are strictly "hard sci-fi", but as always, defining a genre is not easy, so I added them all anyways.

Happy reading!

  1. Parable of the Sower by  (Earthseed, #1)

    4 stars

    The Nebula Award–winning author of Kindred presents a “gripping” dystopian novel about a woman fleeing Los Angeles as America spirals …

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  2. Delta-V by 

    4 stars

    James Tighe, kurz JT, ist ein Glücksritter und der beste Höhlentaucher der Welt. Eines Tages lädt ihn der Milliardär Nathan …

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  3. Seveneves by 

    4 stars

    When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An …

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  4. Anathem by 

    4 stars

    Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle, is a magnificent …

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  5. Consider Phlebas by  (Culture, #1)

    4 stars

    Consider Phlebas, first published in 1987, is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. It is the …

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  6. Cities in Flight by 

    4 stars

    Ever wonder what it would be like to live in cities that flew around in space, like small planets? This …

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  7. Venus Equilateral by 

    4 stars

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  8. Quarter Share by  (Trader's Tales From The Golden Age Of The Solar Clipper, #1)

    4 stars

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  9. Stories of Your Life and Others by 

    4 stars

    Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's …

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  10. Children of Time by  (Children of Time, #1)

    4 stars

    The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. …

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  11. Quarantine by 

    3 stars

    In 2034, the stars went out. An unknown agency surrounded the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, concealing the universe …

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  12. The Girl Who Was Plugged In by 

    4 stars

    James Tiptree, Jr. (aka Alice Sheldon) is primarily renowned for her short fiction, but this piece, which won the Hugo …

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  13. Walkaway by 

    4 stars

    379 pages ; 25 cm

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  14. The Algebraist by 

    4 stars

    The Algebraist is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, published in print in 2004. It was …

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  15. Timescape by 

    3 stars

    Timescape is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer Gregory Benford (with unbilled co-author Hilary Foister, Benford's sister-in-law, who …

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